Project Description

GENTAFIX® 1&3

Surgical Cement with Antibiotic

Radiopaque and self-hardening bone cements
• Containing Gentamicin, an aminoglycoside antibiotic
• Dedicated to arthroplasty surgery
• Allowing immediate and stable anchorage of implants
• Responding to the needs of surgeons, 2 viscosities for 2 types of applications:

GENTAFIX® 1: high viscosity bone cement for manual application

GENTAFIX® 3: low viscosity bone cement with an optimum fluidity for an easy application with syringe or injection gun

The brand name of the product may vary depending on the geographical area.

ADVANTAGES

  • Mechanical properties above ISO 5833 standard
  • Low exothermicity in situ
  • Low release of monomer
  • Stable fixation of implants
  • Suitable viscosity
  • Barium sulfate as excellent radiopaque agent
  • Easy to prepare with a bowl & spatula or in a vacuum mixing system

GENTAFIX® bone cements with gentamicin are intended for fixation of prosthetic components into bone medullar cavity in arthroplasty procedures.

GENTAFIX® bone cements allow local antibiotherapy.

Gentamicin, issued from family of aminosides, has a broad spectrum and is effective against most of the bacteria encountered.
The quantity of gentamicin contained in one dose of cement has been optimized to guarantee a long term release to cure or prevent infections.

Designation References
BOWL & SPATULA KIT pack of 10u
non sterile		 T060404
VACUUKIT® Vacuum mixing & Injection system T060416

References

Designation Reference
GENTAFIX 1® T040140G
GENTAFIX 3® T040340G
ORTHOCEM 1G C040140G
ORTHOCEM 3G C040340G
TEKCEM® 1G B040140G
TEKCEM® 3G B040340G

Bibliography

Vasileios S Nikolaou, Demetrios Korres, Stergios Lallos, Andreas Mavrogenis, Ioannis Lazarettos, Ioannis Sourlas, Nicolas Efstathopoulos, Cemented Müller straight stem total hip replacement: 18 year survival, clinical and radiological outcomes, World J Orthop 2013 October 18; 4(4): 303-308, doi:10.5312/wjo.v4.i4.303

Sun Hong Kim, M.D., Hyuk-Soo Han, M.D., Ph.D., Do Hoon Kim, M.D. and Seung-Baik Kang, M.D., Ph.D, Two-Stage Reimplantation in Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty (A Method of Reinsertion of the Autoclaved Femoral Component and a Polyethylene Liner), J Korean Knee Soc, Vol. 22, No. 2, June 2010